Inactivation of the Ventrolateral Orbitofrontal Cortex Impairs Flexible Use of Safety Signals

Neuroscience

Volumn 379, Issue , 2018, Pages 350-358

  Sarlitto, Mary C ^a   Foilb, Allison R ^a   Christianson, John P ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral flexibility; cognitive map; fear; OFC; rat; safety

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECALL; SAFETY; STIMULUS; VENTROLATERAL ORBITOFRONTAL CORTEX; ANIMAL; ANTICIPATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CATALEPSY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HEARING; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VISION;

ANIMALS; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MUSCIMOL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 85045562467     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.03.037     Document Type: Article

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